When you get knocked down — which is plenty often — you get right up in a hurry. Then you get your strength in the huddle. You get it by going back and running that play together with your teammates. That 'together' is the thing that gives you the buildup to get ready to go again.
speech graduation resilience
Woody Hayes
Ohio State University Commencement 1986, 1986
Don't send people to do it. Meet them there and help them do it, and you will be amazed how it works.
speech graduation leadership
Woody Hayes
Ohio State University Commencement 1986, 1986
What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.
speech graduation relationships
Kurt Vonnegut
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Commencement 1974, 1974
I have seen the past, and it works.
speech graduation relationships
Kurt Vonnegut
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Commencement 1974, 1974
To be your own person, you need good friends. Friends are the treasure of your life. They may turn out to be your real family.
speech graduation relationships
Garrison Keillor
Commencement Address, 0